Who owns Admiral Rodney?
Admiral Rodney is owned by GBH (Martinique) through its subsidiary Saint Lucia Distillers.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Saint Lucia Distillers — Our Rums, St Lucia Distillers Group of Companies. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Groupe Bernard Hayot via Saint Lucia Distillers reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇶 Martinique, Le Lamentin · browse countries
- Origin
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Rum
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Admiral Rodney
Admiral Rodney is St Lucia Distillers' flagship for age and complexity, made entirely from continuous-still rums and named for George Rodney, the British admiral who broke the French line at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782. The distillery counts a 2009 gold medal at the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London and the Rum Trophy at the International Spirits Challenge among its awards.
Ownership timeline of Admiral Rodney
Where Admiral Rodney sits in GBH
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by GBH
GBH controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Bounty (1972)
- Chairman's Reserve (1999)
- Denros
- Joseph Cartron (1882)
- Marigot Bay
- Midnight Ride
- Rhum Clément (1887)
- Rhum J.M
- Sting Power
Other brands in rum, and who owns them
The 48 brands in rum on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Angostura, with 7; GBH has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Angostura rum | Angostura | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Blue Label Arrack | DCSL | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Black Cat | SAB | 🇸🇷 Suriname |
| Cavalier | Antigua Distillery | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda |
| Bacardi | Bacardi | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Diamond Reserve | Demerara Distillers | 🇬🇾 Guyana |
| Captain Morgan | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Havana Club | Pernod Ricard | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: GBH
GBH is a privately held company headquartered in Le Lamentin, Martinique, founded in 1960. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control.
Groupe Bernard Hayot is a family group founded in Martinique in 1960 with more than 19,300 employees across 19 territories. It works through three arms: car distribution, large-format retail, and industrial and diversified activities that include food service, construction materials, cosmetics, bananas and spirits. Much of its retail estate trades under banners it franchises rather than owns, among them Carrefour, Mr.Bricolage and Decathlon. Its spirits are grouped under Spiribam, which sells the group's brands in more than 70 countries.
🇱🇨 Admiral Rodney and other Saint Lucian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 7 brands that began in Saint Lucia. 7 of them (100%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Admiral Rodney among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Admiral Rodney?
The parent company of Admiral Rodney is GBH, a privately held company headquartered in Martinique. Admiral Rodney sits under GBH's subsidiary Saint Lucia Distillers.
Is Admiral Rodney Saint Lucian or Martinican?
Admiral Rodney originated in Saint Lucia, but it is owned today by GBH, which is headquartered in Martinique. So Admiral Rodney is a Saint Lucian-origin brand under Martinican ownership.
Is Admiral Rodney still owned by GBH?
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Admiral Rodney is still owned by GBH. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Saint Lucia Distillers — Our Rums — St Lucia Distillers Group of Companies, Official document; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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